Determining whether genes called in JGI and RAST are identical

When working with multiple annotations, it is often useful to determine if a gene called by one annotation service is called by the other annotation service. The easiest way to determine if genes are called in both annotations is to compare start and stop codons. For large numbers of genes, Perl programs can be created to automate the process of comparing annotated genomes. However, if only a small number of genes are being compared, it can often be more efficient to compare start and stop codons manually.

To compare start and stop codons from JGI and RAST, first one must find the start and stop codons for the gene of interest. In JGI, start from the [Gene detail page].